The Design Crack Guide to $2,500-5,000
The Piaggio MP3
I’m not sure why I’m attracted to the MP3 by Piaggio. I just am. I think it has something to do with the fact that it’s a scooter with three wheels, but three wheels instead of two means that it can stand upright without assistance. I have two quick points about this machine, and then [...]
Green Week: The Matt Gagnon Recycled Paper Side Table
Matt Gagnon, a Brooklyn based designer and manufacturer, has created his side table out of Homasote. This material is made of 100% post-consumer recycled paper. The board is only about as thick as plywood, so the pieces are cut out, shaped, then bolted together. The piece is finished off with linseed oil and accented with [...]
Wedding Pills by Ted Noten
Ted Noten has been featured a couple of other times on this blog for his humorous conceptual products, so when I saw his latest creation on NOTCOT, wedding pills, I knew I had to include these objects. The objects are simple. They are two solid gold pills that are ingested during the wedding ritual in [...]
Meridienne by Sacha Lakic for Roche Bobois
I recently went into a Roche Bobois showroom in San Francisco, and I was impressed with this piece called the Meridienne. How do I put this without seeming crass… it’s a sex chair. Or, maybe I just had sex on my mind, because when I saw this chair I couldn’t help but think of all [...]
Flower by Moooi
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a company that does search engine optimization for a company in the UK named Leigh Harmer. The email was very cordial, but I must admit that emails from SEO companies usually equals ugly junk. But when I looked at Leigh Harmer’s website my prediction was so [...]
Scrapwood Cabinet by Piet Hein Eek
The work of Piet Hein Eek can best be characterized as recycled furniture in the most visceral sense. In this piece, for instance, scrap wood is gathered from dozens of other furniture projects. A substrate is added for stability of the piece. And then the scraps are essentially glued together and cut to the correct [...]
Easy by Derin Sariyer
I love Derin Design for a number of reasons. First, it’s an Istanbul based furniture manufacturing firm, and I like to present Istanbul based companies whenever I have the chance. Why? Because Istanbul has to have one of the most creative lot of artists and designers in the world. Second, The line of sofas Derin [...]
Cell Screen by Korban Flaubert
Korban / Flaubert is a Sydney based design duo. Janos Korban is the metal specialist. Stefanie Flaubert is an Architect and principle designer of the the K/F line. Their work derives from experimental forms that evoke natural cell structures at a larger scale. The Cell Screen is inspired by their ethos. The screen is made [...]
Diorette Collection by Victoire de Castellane
Victoire de Castellane is the queen of enamel and jewels, and her new Diorette collection for Dior shows off her skills better than ever. The rings are huge, bold, chunky. It’s like wearing a little forest on your finger. All this is topped on a white or yellow gold band of exquisite quality. [...]
The Gucci Twirl Watch
There is so much great stuff I can say about Gucci. I’ve got handbag stories that will freak you out, but I’ll save that for a future entry. Today I wanted to mention the new Gucci Twirl watch. I’ve seen this watch in a full page spread in no less than six magazines that I [...]
Riddled by Steven Holl
Horm is unlike any furniture company I know of. This company has hired a gaggle of famous architects as their designers. One piece I love is Steven Holl’s table. I’m a “star”-chitecture fanatic who has visited a number of Holl’s American buildings and observed his work with jaw-dropping awe. Now, I have an opportunity to [...]
Dell XPS
Object: XPS M2010
Designer: Dell
URL: http://www.dell.com
Category: Consumer Technology
Price: $3,000-5,000
Lust Factor: Warm
Description: The concept is to create a hybrid laptop-desktop computer, and I feel Dell has succeeded at least in aesthetics and convenience. It’s convenient because it has a large 17″ screen and a built-in handle and all the power of a conventional desktop. So, this machine [...]
Salon Table by Gijs kaayk
I really hope I don’t hear from this designer about this (because I seem to get a lot of ego searches where they find their product here on my site). This will be one product that I can’t fully recommend because its ugly. In fact, all of Gijs’ designs are ugly, but not in a [...]
Smoke Chair by Ugly Home, Paris
A trend that has been going ’round is to blacken baroque design objects. I seem to recall that is started by blackening crystal chandeliers and sconces. Not too long after this, I noticed this chair at a few different shops. This chair goes to a bit more of an extreme to give the chair a [...]
The Star Vent Hood by Elica
When I first saw this, I thought to myself: “This is the most beautiful light fixture I’ve seen in ages.” To my complete suprise, I found that this light was actually a kitchen vent hood. The light is nothing less than a jewel. Yes, it does look a bit like a disco ball, but the [...]
Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial 2006 Designers: Shell Bag by Judy Geib
Object: Engina mendicaria Shell Bag
Designer: Judy Geib
URL: http://www.judygeibplusalpha.com
Category: Fashion
Price: $2,500 – 5,000
Lust Factor: Hot
Description: Sew Shells into bags. End of story…but wow! What craftsmanship! What obsession! What Style! If you buy one of these handbags, you will be purchasing something that is guaranteed to go up in value.
